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How many divine appointments do we miss for not being at God's designated place at the right time?
This question came home to me recently. I would have canceled my trip to a Christian retreat in New Mexico if it had not been for the fact I already paid for it and the plane trip well in advance.…
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Carlos' story is like many urban tales. His parents divorced when he was young. Then he moved in with his aunt, four uncles, and grandmother. Since they were a devout Catholic family, Carlos did hear about Jesus and faith. But when he was 12, he returned to his mother's home.
While she worked,…
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The time for celebration is at hand. In just a few weeks, the Church of the Nazarene will reach its Centennial.
As 1.7 million Nazarenes gather in more than 20,000 congregations in 151 world areas, we will celebrate 100 years of holiness evangelism. We will celebrate our message of salvation by…
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Jossie Owens is superintendent of the New England District for the Church of the Nazarene. She has served as pastor and educator. Her husband, Tom, is an attorney. They reside in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Q: What is your concept of joy?
A: To be in the center of God's will for my life.
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One evening while relaxing in a comfortable chair, I mindlessly turned on the television. As the screen flickered to life, I realized that I was watching a man preach in a renovated sports arena to a crowd that appeared to number in the thousands. His message was simple: think positively. Think…
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Planning meaningful church events is often a daunting task, no matter the size of your church or the scope of the event. Limited budgets, a volunteer labor pool, ambiguous objectives, and unrealistic timeframes-all are challenges I try to avoid in my professional role as a meeting and event planner…
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E. Stanley Jones, a 20th century Methodist missionary and theologian, impacts us with the strong message that we enter the Kingdom personally, but we live in it corporately. Salvation is individual. Christ calls each of us to a personal decision to make Him Lord of our lives. But from there, we…
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Equatorial ocean regions of the world are noted for those occasional phenomena called the "doldrums." In such times the winds cease, the seas go flat, the air becomes oppressive, and sailing vessels come to a standstill. Without a breath of wind to catch in the sails, boats can be trapped for days…
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"God don't let me make an impact on the world and lose my own family." This has been my constant prayer for 36 years of serving in missions, much of that overseas.
I didn't have the privilege of growing up in a Christian home. Since I was the youngest of nine children, none of my siblings were at…
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Merhan Karimi Nasseri lives in Paris. Well, sort of.
Actually he lives in Terminal One of the Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Nasseri's story begins in Iran in 1977. Fresh from studying in England, he was expelled from Iran, without a passport, for protesting against the Shah. He bounced…